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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this high wind watch at Dec 13, 2021, 4:19 AM CST for 27 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2021, 4:19 AM CST (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 3:47 AM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
All 27 counties
Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 27 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3948 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 449 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
915 WWUS73 KDDC 131019 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 419 AM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-132200- /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.A.0007.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 419 AM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 /319 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. A brief, isolated 70 mph or greater gust cannot be ruled out across portions of far southwest or west central Kansas. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be extremely difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph will lead to greatly enhanced structural damage potential, which is possible across some portions of western Kansas with this storm. Take action to protect vulnerable property if possible. Blowing dust will likely be significant over open areas where gusts are frequently above 60 mph. Visibility could locally drop well below a half mile making travel very dangerous PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
3 follow-up statements
343 WWUS73 KDDC 132104 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 304 PM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-141030- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0007.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 304 PM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 /204 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 40 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. A brief period of 70 mph wind gusts or greater cannot be ruled out. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Wind gusts in excess of 70 mph will lead to greatly enhanced structural damage potential, which is possible across some portions of western Kansas with this storm. Take action to protect vulnerable property if possible. Blowing dust will likely be significant over open areas. Visibility could locally drop well below a half mile making travel very dangerous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
798 WWUS73 KDDC 140336 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 936 PM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-141145- /O.CON.KDDC.HW.A.0007.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 936 PM CST Mon Dec 13 2021 /836 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds at 40 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph are expected. Wind gusts to 70 mph or greater are possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
975 WWUS73 KDDC 140947 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Dodge City KS 347 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-141800- /O.UPG.KDDC.HW.A.0007.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KDDC.HW.W.0010.211215T1400Z-211216T0100Z/ Trego-Ellis-Scott-Lane-Ness-Rush-Hamilton-Kearny-Finney-Hodgeman- Pawnee-Stafford-Stanton-Grant-Haskell-Gray-Ford-Edwards-Kiowa- Pratt-Morton-Stevens-Seward-Meade-Clark-Comanche-Barber- Including the cities of Wakeeney, Pfeifer, Hays, Scott City, Scott State Lake, Dighton, Ness City, La Crosse, Syracuse, Lakin, Deerfield, Garden City, Jetmore, Hanston, Larned, St. John, Stafford, Macksville, Johnson City, Ulysses, Sublette, Satanta, Cimarron, Montezuma, Dodge City, Kinsley, Lewis, Greensburg, Haviland, Pratt, Elkhart, Hugoton, Liberal, Meade, Plains City, Fowler, Ashland, Minneola, Coldwater, Lake Coldwater, Protection, Medicine Lodge, and Kiowa 347 AM CST Tue Dec 14 2021 /247 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest and west central Kansas. * WHEN...From 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommends that you take preventative measures during this blowing dust event...such as staying indoors or wearing protective breathing masks if outside. High dust concentrations can cause respiratory problems...decrease lung activity...aggravate asthma...and lead to potential heart-related problems...especially with children...elderly...or those with pre-existing respiratory conditions. People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:26 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | DDC | Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 21 more | 23 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.